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While working as a janitor at an American institute, Russian immigrant Misha Vilyenkov encounters Paulie, a wisecracking and loudmouthed blue-crowned conure who can speak as clearly as a human. Subsequently, he doesn't speak a word when Misha brings Dr. Reingold, the head of the institute, and other scientists to witness him.
Setting the movie as a flashback with Paulie recounting his story--to Russian emigre janitor Misha (Tony Shalhoub) who discovers the bird locked in the dungeon of an animal research...
Portraying a parrot telling a Russian immigrant janitor (Tony Shalhoub) of how he searched America for his original owners, the movie tells several stories. There's the elderly woman (Gena Rowlands) whom he befriends, then a Mexican immigrant (Cheech Marin), and others.
Paulie, a talking parrot, recounts his travels looking for his original owner to a Russian janitor who helps him to the end of his journey.
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- Dreamworks Pictures, Mutual Film Company
- John Roberts
PAULIE starts out with a Russian immigrant named Misha (Tony Shalhoub) coming to work at a laboratory which is trying to find a way that people can communicate with animals. Misha came to America to be a “big shoot” (Note: Misha doesn’t like to use the past tense now that he is in America).
- John Roberts
- Gena Rowlands
May 7, 1998 · In "Paulie," a shy immigrant, working as a janitor, helps a wisecracking parrot (voice of Jay Mohr) end a coast-to-coast search for his original owner, a girl named Marie.
While working as a janitor at an American institute, Russian immigrant Misha Vilyenkov encounters Paulie, a wisecracking and loudmouthed blue-crowned conure who can speak as clearly as a human. Subsequently, he doesn't speak a word when Misha brings Dr. Reingold, the head of the institute, and other scientists to witness him.
